Department of Trade and Resources

Australian government department

  • Department of Overseas Trade – for trade and commerce with other countries
    Department of National Resources – for commercial development and marketing of minerals
Dissolved11 March 1983[1]Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of AustraliaHeadquartersAustralian Capital TerritoryMinister responsible
  • Doug Anthony, Minister for Trade and Resources
Department executive
  • Jim Scully, Secretary

The Department of Trade and Resources was an Australian government department that existed between December 1977 and March 1983.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:[1]

  • Trade and commerce with other countries including
    • Trade promotion, including the publication of Overseas Trading
    • Trade agreements
    • Export services
  • Commercial development and marketing of minerals (including uranium) and hydrocarbon fuels

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for National Trade and Resources, Doug Anthony.[1] The Secretary of the Department was J. Sully.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e CA 2477: Department of Trade and Resources, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 4 December 2013


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